OPINION: Voters would be wise to ignore the myth-makers in ANC and DA ranks TheJaundicedEye IOSNewsSA WeekendArgus pretorianews SaturdayStar
Both hoaxes attempt to prop up the status quo: from the ANC that South Africa is best served if it is the unassailable governing party; and from the DA, that SA scores most if it is the unrivalled official opposition.
For 13 years the United Party, the official opposition of the time, managed to contain the Progs to one MP, Helen Suzman, by convincing white voters that it would be a “waste” to split the opposition by supporting a small group that lacked the resources to stand up to the National Party. Similarly, a credible performance by the ZACP at the cost of the DA, would be read by the DA leadership as a protest vote by its traditional supporter base against the erosion of classic liberal values. It would nudge the DA to the right.
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